Existing demolition permit application has established a July 26 deadline for determining whether the 103-year-old downtown property should have special city status.
Olmsted County tops 100 COVID-related deaths
The first 97 COVID-related deaths in Olmsted County were charted in a report by County Public Health Director Graham Briggs earlier this month. Another four deaths were reported in May. (Olmsted County Public Health graphic)
Olmsted County reported its 100th and 101st COVID-related death on Monday.
The county’s first death was reported in April 2020, and at least one has been reported during each of the following 13 months.
The newly reported deaths involved women in their 90s. Both were long-term care residents who were never hospitalized.
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Pilot program testing new process for reviewing alterations to possible Rochester landmarks moves ahead
The pilot program will focus on a developer s proposed plan to renovate the Olmsted County Bank and Trust building.
Posted: May 24, 2021 10:30 PM
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Local leaders will test out a new way of reviewing proposed changes to possible historic landmarks in the Med City.
The Rochester City Council has approved a pilot program allowing the city s Heritage Preservation Commission to approve or deny a developer s plan to renovate the Olmsted County Bank and Trust building without a typically required permit. The developer will instead seek a certificate of appropriateness from the HPC and apply for necessary permits separately.
City council opts to approve original proposal for pilot program after mayor rejects alteration of staff proposal 6:52 pm, May 24, 2021 ×
A preliminary rendering of the concept for adding two floors to the former Olmsted County Bank and Trust building was provided to the Rochester Heritage Preservation Commission for review Tuesday. (Widseth Smith Nolting)
A veto by Mayor
Rochester City Council to take a step back on a program designed to make way for an official review of proposed changes to the former Olmsted County Bank and Trust building.
When the council voted 4-3 earlier this month to approve a pilot program to bypass the need for completed design plans, council member Kelly Rae Kirkpatrick injected a requirement for the city’s Heritage Preservation Commission to help the developer find a plan that maintains the building s eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places.